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package org.jocean.jdmk;

import javax.management.MBeanServerDelegate;
import javax.management.MBeanServer;

import org.jocean.jdmk.interceptor.MBeanServerInterceptor;

/**
 * Extends the MBeanServer interface to provide methods for
 * getting and setting the MBeanServerInterceptor to which all requests
 * are delegated.
 *
 * @since Java DMK 5.1
 */
public interface JdmkMBeanServer extends MBeanServer {
    /**
     * Return the MBeanServerInterceptor to which all requests from the
     * MBeanServer interface are forwarded.
     */
    public MBeanServerInterceptor getMBeanServerInterceptor();
    

    /**
     * <p>Change the MBeanServerInterceptor object to which all requests
     * from the MBeanServer interface are forwarded.  The old 
     * object is lost unless it was accessible by other means.</p>
     *
     * @param interceptor   the new object.
     * @exception IllegalArgumentException if <code>interceptor</code> is null.
     */
    public  void setMBeanServerInterceptor(MBeanServerInterceptor interceptor) 
	throws IllegalArgumentException;

    /**
     * <p>Return the MBeanServerDelegate representing the MBeanServer.
     * Notifications can be sent from the MBean server delegate using
     * the method {@link MBeanServerDelegate#sendNotification}
     * in the returned object.</p>
     */
    public MBeanServerDelegate getMBeanServerDelegate();

    /**
     * Return the MBeanServer that must be passed as parameter to
     * the {@link javax.management.MBeanRegistration} interface.
     */
    public MBeanServer getOuterMBeanServer();
}
